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Day 4,184: Missy

Describe something I learned in High School.

That I had a place, socially. Middle school was really, really hard for me. I didn’t fit in much. I wasn’t bullied, really, I’ve always been able to stand up for myself for the most part. It happened here and there, but not too bad. But High School was where I realized that I could make friends across a wide spectrum of social groups, and that I had my own niche to fit into that was comfortable and genuinely me. It was a nerdy group, certainly, but...

Day 4,183: Keeps On Slipping

The Studio is very funny. AppleTV+. Seth Rogan knows what he’s doing. I heard once that drama is full of characters trying desperately to find the truth, and comedy is full of characters desperately trying to hide it. That tracks, for me. And I love the description because it’s such an active one. It’s all about what people are doing.

I feel better today, thank lawdy. Still super tired, but no longer out of it. Fever is gone, I think, and I was indeed able to sleep last night without any cou...

Day 4,182: Wah-wah

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

Oh, some sort of competitive activity, no question. For me, anyway. Like, tennis for example. I don’t even think about the exercise, I just play. The game occupies my mind, completely, so I don’t feel the pain of working out. Genuinely. I don’t even think about it. I just go.

I also used to love running at night. At night, I felt so fast, and like I could run forever. And…yeah. I enjoy yoga. But not nearly as much as a sport of some kind.

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So…t...

Day 4,181: Tender

Sigh. Still sick. Mild symptoms, certainly, but under the weather. A light fever, perhaps, aches and headaches, a cough, and mostly just tired and kinda out of it. I’m over it. Doesn’t make good journaling, I know, but that is the state of things.

Thankful that work has been pretty chill so far this week. It was not last week, or the week before, so…that’s good. I’m ready, though! I want to be back at it. Enough of sitting around and taking a break. I want to dive into writing the book, and o...

Day 4,180: Wild Child

If I could be a character from a book or a film, who would I be?

My childhood answer was an easy one: I’d be a Starfleet officer on Picard’s Enterprise. The D. From the show. Never really fell in love with the next one, the E, from the films.

These days? Yeah…honestly, probably the same. Especially in these times with live in, with so many examples of terrible leadership. I’d ship with Picard, please and thank you.

The future Star Trek presents is audacious. I never appreciated that as ...

Day 4,179: Ararat

Watched a great documentary film today called Somm: Cup of Salvation. I don’t think the title is all that great, now that I’ve typed it out, but the movie is—truly—phenomenal. I’ve seen the other Somm films and this one is BY FAR the best one. Like, another league of documentary film entirely. It’s intense! And emotional. And beautiful. Highly, highly, highly recommend.

Still sick. Still have a fever. This is day five, now, which definitely puts whatever this is in the category of not-just-a-...

Day 4,178: Routine

What job would I do for free?

I think this question might mean “what job do I love so much, I’d still do it even if I wasn’t paid to?” But, the first thing it made me think was: you mean “volunteer?” For the latter, anything the benefits those in my life or my community who need it. I’ve picked up trash, I’ve taken care of my mom after she had a big surgery, I’ve helped animals, made food, childcare…that kind of payless work.

For the former, two things came to mind: animal care and teachin...

Day 4,177: Quali

It is…so hard to breathe carefully and not cough before going to bed. That’s what I’m laying here struggling with at the moment. Just took some cough meds that will hopefully aid that struggle but damn. All my chest wants to do is cough. But if I start, it’s a vicious cycle: the more I cough, the more inflamed it all gets, and the more I will continue to cough.

I hope it goes away soon. We’ll see.

Still very much under the weather. I suspect I will be for at least the rest of the weekend. ...

Day 4,176: Dry & Tickly

Sick, day three. A bit better than the first two, I’ll say. Not a ton, but a little. Took a covid test and that was negative, so that’s good. Still have never tested positive for that one (though I suspect I actually had it in that super early very first wave of 2020, around this time five years ago, before there was even a test I could take for it; lost my sense of smell/taste and everything).

I worked today, though. Had to. Shit needed to get done. Sigh. Wiped.

Warriors beat the Lakers. ...

Day 4,175: Enzo

Took a sick day today. Woof. But the fever is gone now, I think, so the worst should be over. Coops is doing okay—when he’s been, like, sleeping for a little bit, when you first pick him up and put him on the floor, he’s wobbly and seems to take a minute to remember how to walk. But once he does, it’s like a switch has been flipped and he’s pretty much back to normal. He was able to go on two walks like normal, do his three legged pee like normal, he even hopped onto the deck to my office and th...